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Cicada Videos Index

About the Cicada Videos

The cicada videos section is a culmination of videos that have been accrued for the past five years. They are broken down into several different categories. You can navigate through these videos by the page navigation towards the bottom or view videos by category. Clicking on a thumbnail with a play icon will launch the video player in a modal window. Under each video is a comment form if you would like to leave a comment.

Magicicada septendecula single male call

Watch M. septendecula calling video Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-06-06
Description: This video was taken in my house after a 510 mile drive from West Virginia. I wanted some specimens of Magicicada from Brood X to photograph and record in a controlled setting. There is an area along route 901 in Hedgesville West Virigina were Magicicada septendecula were just everywhere. It is said that this species, one of three periodical cicada species, is quite rare to find. Of course back in 2004 I did not know anything about cicadas or rarity of species because 2004 is the first year I decided to study them. I soon learned all the species however. This is a video of a single lone M. septendecula calling song. I am sorry that I did not have the hindsight to record a complete agreggation at the time in 2004.
Referring Article: Brood X Magicicada Day 3

Date Posted: 2010-10-27 Comments: (0) Category: Calling SongsShow Comments

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Magicicada septendicem female ovipositing

Watch M. septendecim ovipositing video Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-06-06
Description: This female was driven from West Virginia over 510 miles and recorded in my home here in Massachusetts. I collected many live specimens for my return journey home to photograph and record in a controlled setting. I wanted to get some lilac clippings from a bush in my yard to give my photographs a more realistic appearance. I was surprised that after the stress of driving over 500 miles to my home that this female began to oviposit in the lilac clipping. It must have mated with a male of the same species prior to capture. Magicicada love to oviposit in live wood. You will also hear in this video a single male M. septendecula calling out of the camera's view.
Referring Article: Brood X Magicicada Day 3

Date Posted: 2010-10-28 Comments: (0) Category: OvipositingShow Comments

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Male M. septendecim alarm squawk

Watch M. septendecim alarm squawk video Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-06-04
Description: One of the first ever alarm squawks I recorded. This a M. septendecim male was taken in my sister's back yard in Hedgesville West Virginia. You can tell in the video that this alarm squawk is different from the alarm squawks of the Tibicens, a genus of annual cicada.
Referring Article: Brood X Magicicada Day 1

Date Posted: 2010-10-28 Comments: (0) Category: BehaviorsShow Comments

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Magicicada septendecula male call.

M. septendecula single male call. Author: Massachusetts Cicadas
Published On: 2004-06-04
Description: In 2004, Massachusetts Cicadas went to West Virginia to observe and study the Brood X periodical cicada emergence. A rather large population of M. septendecula was discovered in a church yard along route 901 in Hedgesville. Several live specimens were taken home to Massachusetts. This is a single male call of M. septendecula.
Referring Article: Brood X Magicicada Day 3

Date Posted: 2011-03-28 Comments: (0) Category: Calling SongsShow Comments

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